Lam Wing Kee told police he didn’t require any assistance and declined to disclose other details

HONG KONG—A local bookseller who vanished last year along with four of his colleagues, sparking protests over the perceived erosion of freedom of speech in this city, returned to Hong Kong on Tuesday with a request for police: Drop the investigation into his disappearance.

Lam Wing Kee met with Hong Kong police, told them he didn’t require any assistance, and declined to disclose other details, according to a police statement. He couldn’t be reached for comment Tuesday.

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